U.S. Department of State: Connecting Women and Markets Program

This grant program by the U.S. Department of State aims to support collaborative initiatives among Afghan women-owned businesses. It provides funding for activities such as training, marketing, and networking to enhance market positions. Applicants must propose projects that involve multiple businesses rather than a single entity. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 172556

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	SCAKAB-12-AW-010-SCA-05232012
Funding Opportunity Title::	Connecting Women and Markets Program
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Business and Commerce
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	19.501 — Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	May 23, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jul 30, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jul 30, 2012
Archive Date::	Aug 29, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$1,000,000
Award Floor::	$10,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section encourages applications from all sectors: committed and organized civil-society organizations, private sector companies, local representatives of civil society, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and individuals. U.S. NGOs may apply but preference is given to local NGOs or to partnerships that develop capacity with Afghan NGOs or employees and include plans to transfer programs to sustainable local management.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Description::	The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding is available for programs of various scale to encourage collaboration between existing Afghan businesses with similar market positions. This funding opportunity is to supportive collaborative efforts to bring existing small-scale women-owned and/or majority women-employing businesses together under cooperative umbrellas. Funds can provide support for training, product design, marketing, industry networking, central business advocacy support, and/or virtual and physical retail space for domestic and/or overseas markets. More than one project can be funded, depending on the scale, but all proposals should demonstrate how they plan to select beneficiaries. Projects that benefit a single business will not be considered.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	19.501
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00123472
Opening Date:	May 23, 2012
Closing Date:	Jul 30, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Cynthia Rafferty, Grants Manager
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
optional_forms	Attachments [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]

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